The MTA’s longtime orange-and-yellow seated subway automobiles are using off into the sundown subsequent yr.
The state-run company in 2025 plans to slowly retire its remaining 1,700-plus R46, R62/62A, and R68/R68A subway trains, which had been rolled out within the Nineteen Eighties, PIX-11 Information reported citing the company’s 2025-2029 capital plan.
These trains — that are additionally recognized for his or her back-to-back double seaters — are nonetheless working on the F,N, Q, B, 1, 3, 6 and different traces.
They’re being changed by with the brand new R211/R211S automobiles, which already are working on the A and C traces. The shiny new subway automobiles — which function wider doorways, safety cameras and digital shows — have blue and gold seats.
The rollout hasn’t been with out some bumps.
In October 2023, the transit authority pulled six new R211 rail automobiles out of service because of tools issues — simply months after the high-tech trains had been unveiled.
